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Surfsup New Zealand Office

Doesn’t this sound like an island you would love to visit?! I hate to bring it to you though: you can’t eat the island! In the south of the Coromandel Peninsula is a place called Whangamata. From there you can take a kayak through the surf towards 4 little islands not far from the shore. One of the islands is called Whenuakura island, but it’s better known as Donut Island. There is a cave that brings you to an inner lake in the small island, and that’s where the name comes from. It really is magical!